Materials that instructors have placed under restricted circulation periods (e.g., hourly, overnight) are kept at the library Circulation Desk or made available online so all students will have access to them. Reserve materials may include textbooks, class readings, exams, audio/visual and other supplementary items.
How the Course Reserve System Works
Students can locate reserve material by using the web interface to the library's online catalog, (searching the course reserve system by instructor's name or the course title) or by inquiring at the Circulation Desk. Students must have a valid library card to use course reserve materials, both traditional material and e-reserves.
Traditional reserve materials are checked out to students for a period of time (loan period) which is selected by the instructor. Fines are charged on overdue Reserve material. Online reserves (e-reserves) are available online for unlimited time periods, and may be viewed or printed. Viewing and printing of linked full-text/full-image E-reserve materials often requires an up-to-date web browser (available on all computers on campus) and Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®, which is installed on all computers in the Library and English Center and can be downloaded for free for use off-campus.
How to Place Materials on Course Reserve
Instructors may place either library owned materials or personal copies of instructional materials on reserve. Reserve materials might include books, exams, class notes, photocopies, audiovisual or digitized materials. All materials, including personal copies, will have labels, barcodes and other library information affixed to them. While the library does not have the resources to purchase any copies of assigned texts for classes, we welcome the opportunity to make one or more copies of texts available on reserve. Please allow at least 48 hours for the processing of traditional reserve materials, and one week for e-reserves.
Regular reserve materials can be brought to the library or sent through campus mail and should be accompanied by a Course Reserve Form (available in the library). E-reserve files (PDFs or other digitized materials) may be e-mailed to the library or sent on a storage device (CD, USB drive, etc.). Files may be e-mailed to library@mpc.edu .
For all reserve materials, it is the instructor’s responsibility to submit clear, usable copies and to obtain copyright clearance. Please contact a librarian if you wish to discuss additional options for e-reserves or if you have any questions about copyright. Or, send your query to library@mpc.edu .
For Your Information
· The library does not assume responsibility for lost or damaged personal copies and cannot bill students for their replacement costs. However, instructors may independently attempt to collect compensation and/or set consequences for students who lose or damage their course reserve materials.
· The library does not automatically return personal reserve copies at the end of the semester. However, we will do annual sweeps and return items that have not been checked out for a substantial period of time. If you would like your material returned at the end of the semester, contact the library and we will be happy to do that for you.
· The library cannot control whether other instructors’ students check out your course reserve material.